# 119-hr-8044: Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act

119-hr-8044, Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8044
- Congress: 119
- Title: Get Justice-Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Expand VA mental health services for incarcerated veterans.** This bill would create a VA-run pilot delivering no-copay mental health care in at least five diverse correctional facilities, expand veteran-dedicated housing inside the correctional system, ensure VA compensation automatically resumes after release, and strengthen data collection and reporting on incarcerated veterans. - Incarcerated veterans: Direct VA clinicians would provide prioritized mental health care for those with service-connected PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or military sexual trauma. Care can be delivered by telehealth or mobile units and providers in the pilot may not perform disability claim evaluations. - Families and reentry: The bill would require automatic resumption of VA compensation when incarceration ends and increase veteran-specific housing within facilities to support stability at release. - VA and correctional partners: It would create a separate VA clinical hub that operates apart from VA medical centers and Veterans Integrated Service Networks, coordinate with state and federal incarceration agencies, and run the pilot in facilities of different sizes and urban and rural settings while improving congressional reporting on incarcerated veterans.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Automatic VA payments on release: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA compensation and Dependency and Indemnity Compensation that stopped because of incarceration would restart automatically on the day the person is released. The change would apply to payments interrupted under the cited incarceration rule. This rule would take effect 180 days after th…
- VA mental health pilot for incarcerated veterans: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA would run a mental health pilot for incarcerated veterans at at least five facilities that reflect large/small and urban/rural settings. The pilot would serve facilities that already have separate veteran housing and would prioritize veterans with service-connected PTSD, TBI, or mili…
- Prison veteran housing and programs: benefit, low. If enacted, the Bureau of Prisons would be required, wherever feasible, to set up dedicated wards or housing units for incarcerated veterans. Institutions with such units would need to work with local VA facilities for training, resources, and tailored rehabilitation programming. If a facility cann…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8044)

## Related
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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8044 (as of 2026-10-24).